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Illegal wildlife trade 'threatening national security', says WWF |
• Suzanne Goldenberg US environment correspondent |
The Guardian , Wednesday, December 12, 2012 |
Profits from the wildlife trade appear to fund terrorist cells in unstable African countries, and the industry is closely linked to the drugs and arms trades, says the WWF Link to this video
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Poachers kill tiger near Bandhavgarh reserve |
By Manjari Mishra & P Naveen, TNN |
Times of India , Tuesday, December 11, 2012 |
JABALPUR/BHOPAL: In the third incident of poaching reported since last November, a partly decomposed and skinned carcass of a tiger was found in the forest area of Umaria approximately 25 kilometers a ...More
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Salman, Saif summoned by Jodhpur court for poaching |
PTI |
Millennium post , Tuesday, December 11, 2012 |
Bollywood star Salman Khan and three other actors were on Monday summoned by a local court to appear before it on 4 February for chargeframing in the Black Buck poaching case, 14 years after the incid ...More
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Poaching of migratory birds continues in Chilika |
Berhampur (Odisha), |
The Hindu , Monday, December 10, 2012 |
Poaching of migratory birds continues unabated in the Chilika Lake despite warning by wildlife officials against killing of winged guests in Asia’s largest blue lagoon.
Stringent anti-poaching law i ...More
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Climate change endangers Big Cats in Sundarbans |
PNS | New Delhi |
The Pioneer , Monday, December 10, 2012 |
Increasing human pressures and ecosystem changes are posing combined threat to the population of endangered Royal Bengal tigers, in Sundarbans. This has been stressed in an expert study titled ‘Sharin ...More
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Poaching of migratory birds continues in Chilika Lake |
PTI |
The hindu , Monday, December 10, 2012 |
Poaching of migratory birds continues unabated in Chilika Lake despite warning by wildlife officials against killing of winged guests in Asia’s largest blue lagoon.
Stringent anti-poaching law is in ...More
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When domestic dogs are used for hunting |
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The hindu , Thursday, December 06, 2012 |
The watch tower overlooking Maravakandy dam at the edge of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is an excellent vantage point to observe wild animals such as elephants, bears, otters and tigers.
One evening, the ...More
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Migratory birds die in Kaziranga National Park,probe ordered |
Press Trust of India : |
Business Standard , Wednesday, December 05, 2012 |
At least 50 Great Cormorant migrant birds have been found dead inside the Kaziranga National Park, a world heritage site, following which a probe has been ordered.
The birds were found dead at Borbe ...More
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Poachers thrive as forest officials neglect prosecution |
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Economic Times , Wednesday, December 05, 2012 |
NAGPUR: At a time when leopard sightings are becoming very rare in protected areas (PAs), the poaching of three of these animals at Dhamnewada in Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary has exposed the lackadaisic ...More
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78 tiger deaths so far in 2012 |
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Times of India , Wednesday, December 05, 2012 |
NEW DELHI: Even as India is striving hard to save big cats, a total of 78 tigers have died so far this year with over half of them victims to poaching, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
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Huge cache of wildlife remains seized |
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Economic Times , Tuesday, December 04, 2012 |
CHANDRAPUR: Forest officers have seized a huge cache of wild animal body parts, including four leopard paws, and traps used in poaching during a raid carried out in a remote village Somanpally in Siro ...More
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Steps to check poaching in Kaziranga on cards |
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The Assam tribune , Tuesday, December 04, 2012 |
KOHORA, Dec 3 – With an aim to check the poaching activities, mostly during flood time, concrete measures would be adopted to apprehend the antisocial elements and all required demands would be met be ...More
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Winter visitors |
Rohini Ramakrishnan |
The Hindu , Tuesday, December 04, 2012 |
“I saw my first migratory bird for the season,” is a commonly heard sentence among serious bird watchers. The excitement is contagious, as the winter months draw near.
The world of bird migration is ...More
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Quarrying on riverbeds not to harm environment, wildlife’ |
PNS | Dehradun |
The Pioneer , Monday, December 03, 2012 |
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest’s approval to establish the Nandhaur wildlife sanctuary and Pawalgarh conservation reserve has made the State Forest Department hopeful of meeting the need ...More
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